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Hi I have been diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic for the past three months. I have been on Metformin 500mg twice a day. They have made me very sick and my blood sugar will not go down lower than 10.3.
My nurse has now put me on a slow release Metformin, 500mg twice a day and 1 Gliclzone tablet half twice a day. Im not sure what these tablets do and will i start to feel better as im so so very tired all the time. :D
 
Hi janlarge,

Sorry to hear how rubbish this is making you feel. Has anyone spoken to you about diet, or given you dietary advice? There might be dietary changes you could make which would make a significant difference to how you feel and to your blood sugars. What do you eat in the course of a day?

Oh, and welcome to the forum!

All the best,

fergus
 
I have a slice of toast or cornflakes for breckie, a small salad sandwich and a piece of fruit usually a clemintine or apple for lunch and a normal size dinner fish or chicken with veg or rice sometmes potatoes for dinner, 2 - 3 cups of coffee (no sugar) and flavoured no added sugar water. I cant loose any weight at all. I walk everywhere and i have a 7 year old and a dog that keep me busy too. Im just 39 and im falling apart.
 
Hi janlarge.

In brief, your medications do two separate things. Metformin will help to improve your insulin resistance, making the insulin you produce more effective. The gliclazone is a stimulant, making your pancreas produce more insulin.
The combination is intended to make the two reduce your blood sugar levels to a more normal level (about half your current levels).

The cause of your high blood sugars is that your body is failing to cope with the levels of glucose you are giving it. I know you said you don't put sugar in coffee, but many of the other foods you mentioned are converted to glucose by your digestion. These are simple starches, cornflakes, toast, bread, potatoes and rice. These things have urprisingly little nutritional value, aside of course from the glucose they deliver into your blood.

Many other foods have far more nutritional value, with a much lower tendency to produce glucose. These include fresh meats, fish, eggs, cheeses, nuts some fruits and most vegetables.
I think that if you tried replacing some of the starches in your diet with some of the alternatives, you will see a significant and immediate improvement in your blood sugar levels.

Is this something you would be prpared to try?

All the best,

fergus
 
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